Time to Get Ready For 2025
Next Year's LIVE Parade
Saturday, 8 Nov. 2025​
10 a.m at Hilo, HI
Mahalo To All Who Make This Possible
Do it Today!!!
Thank You For Your Generosity and Your Ideas
What else could we be doing to REALLY help?
See who made every parade possible below.
For our 2025 Parade, come Join Our Team
and Help Us To Host Another Exciting Parade. Let's Discover More Ways To Benefit
Our Veterans and our Island community.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOU JOINING US EVERY YEAR.
HELP US GET THE WORD OUT.
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Thanks to the many Veterans who joined our parade last year and our island community - businesses, service groups and their families - participating this year and continuously inspire us in many ways to Celebrate Service
VOLUNTEER TO MAKE THE PARADE SPECIAL FOR ALL EVERY YEAR
Volunteers give of their time and efforts to support and organize this parade because of the importance to recognize and support our Hawaii Island Veterans and island ‘Ohana.
BE A SPONSOR
Help honor our Veterans and support the Hawaii Island Veterans Day Parade by encouraging others to donate or become a Sponsor at one of the following gift-giving or display fee levels:
SILVER $100
GOLD $250
PLATINUM $500
★ Individual donations of any amount are always welcome.
Parade sponsors will be posted below all year, identified by our parade route announcers, and all receive our sincere appreciation for joining our parade ‘Ohana. You make it possible to honor and Celebrate Service in a meaningful way on parade day, and expand our reach to find more ways to serve and support each other throughout the year.
Checks should be made out to "BIRCD"** with "Veterans Day Parade" written on
the check's memo line, and either mailed to:
Hawaii Island Veterans Day Parade, C/O Doug Adams, PO Box 6926, Hilo Hawaii, 96720,
or call us for pick-up at 808-930-3609.
The Hawaii Island Veterans Day Parade committee is grateful to Big Island Conservation Resource & Development, Inc. (BIRCD), a 501(c)3 non-profit, for serving as the fiscal sponsor for the parade.
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**"BIRCD" or Big Island Resource Conservation and Development Council, INC is our Fiscal Sponsor without which we could not hold our parade. The Council is incorporated and a registered non-profit within the State of Hawai'i. It is also a tax-exempt, 501(c) (3) organization by Internal Revenue Service determination. Their vision is to conserve, enhance, and promote the economic, cultural, and natural environment of Hawai'i. There are 375 RC&D's across the nation helping communities and groups like ours succeed.
Please Give a Big Mahalo Nui
To This Year's
2024 Hawaii Island Veterans Day Parade Sponsors & Partners
Platinum Plus+
HIVM Hawaii Island Veterans ★★ &
The Wall That Heals
Benevolent & Protective Order Of Elks
Councilwoman Ashley Kierkiewicz
Councilwoman Jenn Kagiwada ★
Councilwoman Sue Lee Loy
Ken's House of Pancakes ★
Jeff Gray netcom enterprises ★★★
Hawaii County Parks & Rec ★★★★
Hawaii County Public Works - Hwy Div
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Platinum
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AARP Hawaii ★★★★
Church of the Holy Apostles ★★★★
Team Nakanishi - Hawaii Life Realty★★★★
EAH
Fleming & Associates ★
HFS ★★★★
Isemoto Contracting Co. ★ ★
KTA Super Stores ★★★★
Kunitake Family
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post
3875 & Auxiliary, Hilo ★★★
Hawaii John's​ ★★★★
Marcia Brinkley ★★★
C&F Trucking ★★★★
Conen's Freight Transport, Inc. ★★★★
Kuwaye Trucking ★★★★
Hawaii Tribune-Herald ★★★★
Hawaii Electric Light Co. ★★★★
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Gold
Together With Veterans TMV Hawaii ★
Big Island FCU ★★
CU Hawaii ★★
Cafe 100 ★★★
Safeway ★
Sandy & Don Matsuura ★
Waiakea Water ★★★
Pepe Romero ★
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Silver
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Walmart
Sandborn Family ★
DC Carlson B97/B93 ★★★★
Yisa Var ★
T. Ilihia Gionson ★★★★
Shelby Hoota Don's Grill ★★★
Rich 'Greenbass' ★★★
Art Roberts ★★
Hide Kelekolio ★ ★
Office Max
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2023 Hawaii Island Veterans Day Parade Sponsors & Partners
Platinum Plus+
AARP Hawaii ★★★
Ken's House of Pancakes
Councilwoman Michelle Galimba
Jeff Gray netcom enterprises ★★
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Platinum
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Big Island Toyota ★★★
Church of the Holy Apostles ★★★
Councilwoman Jenn Kagiwada
Councilwoman Rebecca Villegas
HFS ★★★
Hilo Medical Center ★★
HIVM Hawaii Island Veterans ★
Hawaii Electric Light Co. ★★★
Kipapa Traffic Management
KTA Super Stores ★★★
Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 1
Team Nakanishi - Hawaii Life Realty★★★
Veteran Al Inoue & Sharon Scheele
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post
3875 & Auxiliary, Hilo ★★
Hawaii John's​ ★★★
Chad & Jennifer Walker
C&F Trucking ★★★
Kuwaye Trucking ★★★
Conen's Freight Transport, Inc. ★★★
Hawaii Tribune-Herald ★★★
Hawaii County Parks & Rec ★★★
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Gold
Aloha Exchange Club
Cafe 100 ★★
Jackie Reyes
Fleming & Associates
Lex Brodie's
Sandy & Don Matsuura ★★★★
WH Shipman
TWV -Together With Veterans
Waiakea Water ★
Safeway
Pepe Romero
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Silver
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Councilwoman Cindy Evans
Special Forces Hui
Kozmic Cones
Sandborn Family
DC Carlson B97/B93 ★★★
Desirée Lilinoe Douglas ★★★
Yisa Var
T. Ilihia Gionson ★★★
Shelby Hoota Don's Grill ★★★
Rich 'Greenbass' ★★★
Hide Kelekolio ★
Office Max
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2022 Hawaii Island
Veterans Day Parade Sponsors & Partners
Platinum
AARP Hawaii ★★
Hawaii Electric Light Co. ★★
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post
3875 & Auxiliary, Hilo ★★★★
Engineering Partners ★
Friends of Richard Onishi
Church of the Holy Apostles ★★
Councilman Aaron Chung ★★
Hilo Medical Center ★★
HIVM Hawaii Island Veterans ★
Kipapa Traffic Management
KTA Super Stores ★★
Team Nakanishi - Hawaii Life Realty★★
Isemoto Contracting Co. ★
Hawaii John's​ ★★
Jeff Gray netcom enterprises ★
C&F Trucking ★★
Conen's Freight Transport, Inc. ★★
Hawaii Tribune-Herald ★
Hawaii County Parks & Rec
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Gold
HFS ★★
Big Island Toyota ★★
Big Island Federal Credit Union ★★★★
Bob Shima
Waiakea Water
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Silver
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Cafe 100 ★ ★
Friends of Ashley Kierkiewicz
Sandy & Don Matsuura
Hawai‘i Island Community Health Center
DC Carlson B97/B93 ★
Desirée Lilinoe Douglas ★
T. Ilihia Gionson Dole Caregiver Foundation ★
JE Orozco Na Leo TV ★★
Shelby Hoota Don's Grill ★
Rich 'Greenbass' ★★
Hide Kelekolio ★★★★
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Please Thank Our Past
Hawaii Island
Veterans Day Parade
Sponsors & Partners
★ Number of years Celebrating Service with our Parade ‘Ohana
★ Represents 5 years Official Parade Sponsor
Platinum
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AARP Hawaii ★★
Aiona Cars ★
Bank of Hawaii ★★
Big Island Toyota ★
Bill Moore ★★★
Cafe 100 ★
Church of the Holy Apostles ★
Councilman Aaron Chung ★
Councilwoman Maile David ★★★
Councilwoman Karen Eoff ★★★★
Councilwoman Valerie Poindexter ★★★
Councilwoman Rebecca Villegas
Councilman Tim Richards ★★★
Edward Olson Foundation ★★★
Hilo Medical Center★
Isemoto Contracting Co. ★★★★
Kama‘aina Motors ★★★
KTA Super Stores ★
Military Order of the Purple Heart ★★★
Team Nakanishi - Hawaii Life Realty★
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 3875 & Auxiliary, Hilo ★★★
Veteran Termite & Pest Control ★★★★
Waiakea High School
C&F Trucking ★
Jeff Gray netcom enterprises ★★★★
Hawaii John's​ ★
Hawaii Electric Light Co. ★
Kilauea Military Camp (KMC) ★
Big Island Video News ★
Wailoa Center ★
Hawaii Tribune-Herald
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Gold
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Al Inoue & Sharon Scheele
Archie and Marlene Hapai ★
Big Island Candies
Combat Infantry ★★★
HFS ★
HIVM Hawaii Island Veterans
Sandy and Don Matsuura ★★
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 3830 & Auxiliary, Pahoa ★★★
Hide Kelekolio ★★★
Conen's Freight Transport, Inc. ★
HPM Building Supply ★★★
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Silver
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Bay Clinic ★
Big Island Federal Credit Union ★★★
Engineering Partners
Gerald & Claudette DeMello
Hawai‘i Loa Chapter DAR ★★★
Keith & Sally Marrack ★★★
Marcella Stroh
Roland & Janice Higashi
SFC John Ichikawa
David Corrigan ★★★★
DC Carlson B97/B93 ★★★★
Desirée Lilinoe Douglas ★
T. Ilihia Gionson Hiehie Communications
JE Orozco Na Leo TV ★
Shelby Hoota Don's Grill
Rich 'Greenbass' ★
Kosmic Cones
Kurtistown Cafe ★
Island Naturals ★★★
Safeway
Prince Kuhio Plaza Starbucks ★
Downtown Hilo Subway ★
Steve's Honda ★
Winsome Skin Care ★
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